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J. W. WEBB.

lPLOW. APPLICATION FILEI) APB. 4, 1911.

Paten xd NOV. 14, 1911.

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JACOB YWALKER WEBB, 0F HOLCOMB, MISSISSIPPI, ASSIG-NOR 0F C BIE-HALF T0ROBERT DOUGLASS WILLIAMS, 0F HOLCOMB,

MISSISSII PI.

PLOW.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led April 4, 1911.

Patel ted Nov. 14, 1911.

serial No. 618,860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB WALKER WEBB, a citizen of the United. States,residing at. Holcomb, in the county of Grenada and State of Mississippi,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention is an improved wheeled cultivator plow which may be usedfor all the purposes of a cultivator plow, and cultivating crops of allkinds at all periods of growth, the invention consisting in theconstruction, combination and arrangementof devices, hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawingswFigure 1 is a side elevation of a wheeledplow constructed inaccordance with my invention,

the near wheel being removed; Fig. 2 is a plan of the same; Fig. 3 is apartial transverse sectional view of the same; Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view of the plow beam; and Fig. 5 is a detailperspectiveview of one of the cultivating elements.

The frame of my improved wheeled cultivator plow comprises the axle 1,the front cross beam 2, and a pairof side rods 3, which connect the axleand the cross beam and have their front ends in-turned and secured toopposite sides of the tongues 4. A pair of vertical posts 5, rise fromthe ends of the cross beam 2, and a pair of similar posts 6, are securedto the axle at the ends thereof, and rise therefrom.

Link levers 7 have their front ends piv otally connected to the upperends of the posts 5, as at 8. Their -rear ends are connected by rods 9,to the front ends of liftinglevers 10, the said lifting levers beingfulcrumed as at 11, to the posts 6, near the upper ends of the latter.The front cross bar 2 is also connected to theaxle 1, by a pair oflongitudinally disposed arch bars 12. The axle is provided withsupporting wheels 13, on its s indles and is also provided with a seat14 or the driver. The axle is provided with a pair cf forwardly andupwardly extending inc ined supporting arms 15, each of which isprovided with a series of bearings 16, 17, 18` each of which isprogressively at a high :r elevation than the one to the rear there if,and the said bearings are open on thei r upper sides. I also provide aplow beam 19, `which is disposed transversely of the frame, and isprovided at its ends with spin lles 20, which may be engaged with thebea rings 16, 17, 18, as the case may be, accordi ng to the 4desiredadjustment of the plow The said plow beam is provided on its fr( nt andrear sides with notches 21, of which there may be any required number,and t 1e notches on the front and rear sides of tl e plow beam may bedisposed either inline or in alternate relation as the case may i e,according to the desired number and th e kind of plow implements to beused in connection with the beam. I do not desire to limit myself, as tothis particular, rb` lt reserve the right to employ any desired 1 umberand any desired kind of implements in connection with my plow beam,accordir g to the nature of the work to be done, ancl the kind of cropto be cultivated.

The standards 22 )f the plow or cultivator implements, are provided eachon one side with a series of i iotches 23. Two sets of `the standardsare employed in connefctipln t e -standards being on the front side ofsaid with the notched bam 19, one set o beam, and the othe r set on therear side thereof, and hence the notches of the front standards are onthe Lr rear sides while those of the rear standads are on their frontsides. By thus profiding the beam 19 and the implement stan lards withnotches for engagement with one another, the implement standards may beattached to the beam at any required ver ',ical adjustmentlas will beunderstood. The standards are secured to the beam not on y by theirco-engagmg notches, but also bj f suitable clip bolts 24, which passaround the notched plow beam and also pass arou id the standards. Thefront series of plow or c ultivator standards are connected together, ata suitable distance from their lower ends by a cross bar 25. The rearseries of standards are connected together by a similar cross bar 26.

It will be understood that the standards are in spaced relation.Forwardly extending chains or rods 27 are attached to the cross bar 25,and may be secured at any desired adjustment to the front cross bar 2 ofthe frame, by means of hook bands 28, with which the said cross bar 2 isprovided. Similar chains or rods 29 also extend for- Wa-rdly from thecross rod 26 and may be connected at any desired adjustment to the saidcross bar 2, by means of hook bands 30. rIhe said cross rod 26 isalsoprovided with rearwardly extending chains or rods 31 which may beconnected at any desired adjustmentio the axle 1, by means of similarhook bands 32. Hence when the spindles of the plow beam are mounted inany pair of the bearings 16, 17, 18, the said chains or rods 27, 29, 31,enable the plow standards to be secured at any desired inclination, thesaid chains or rods also enabling the plow beam with its standards andimplements', to be raised or lowered and disposed in any pair of thebearings that may be desired according to theJ depth it is desired thatthe implements will operate in the ground, andalso according to thelength of the plow standards.

In practice, I am providing two or more oftheplow standards for use inconnection with each machine, and provided with varying numbers ofnotches for the reception of the plow standards according to ythe.desired number of plow standards to be used. in connection with themachine. 19 is provided with a lifting bar 33.

The spindles 20 of the plow beam 19 project across and above the linklevers 7. Hence by operating the link levers by means of the liftinglevers 10, the plow beam may be raised' or lowered so that its s indlesmay be engaged with any pair of t e bearingsv 16,A 17 and 18, thelifting bar 33 facilitating the moving or shifting of the plow beam whenthus adjusting the same. After the plow beam has been thus disposed withits spindles 20 engaged with one pair of the adjusting bearings, it-islocked in such position bymeans of a pair of lock bars 34, each ofthesaid lock bars being pivotally connected as lat 35, to the cross beam 2of the frame, and provided'with a series of loops 36 for engagement with-the spindles 20, according to the position of the beam '19, the rearends of the said locking bars being engaged with suitable keepers 37which are disposed on the upper side of the axle. The locking bars havetheir rear ends up-turned to form vertical arms 34 and 34".

While I have herein shown and described what now regard as a preferredembodi- The. beam ment of my invention, I would have it understood thatminor changes in the form, proportion and construction of the severalparts may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention asdefined by the appended claims.

I claim f 1. In a plow of the class described, the com- .bination of awheeled frame having a pair of longitudinally disposed supporting armsat its sides provided with adjusting bearings, the said bearings beingdisposed one in advance of another, a plow beam disposed transversely ofthe frame and having spindles to engage in said bearings and mount thebeam for axial movement therein, implement standards connected to andcarried by the beam and means to adjust and shift the plow beam.

2. In a plow of the class described, the combination of a wheeled framehaving supporting elements at its sides each provided with a series ofbearings arranged one in advance of another and at different elevations,a plow beam disposed transversely of the frame and having spindles toengage thebearings and mount the beam therein for axial movement andlevers to raise and lower the beam and enable the same to be engagedwith any desired bearings.

3. In a plow of the class described, the combination of a wheeled frameprovided with supporting elements, each having a series of bearings, aplow beam disposed transversely of the frame and having spindles forengagement with any of the bearings, link levers mounted on the frameand disposed under the spindles of the plow beam, and lifting leversalso mountedon the frame and connected to the link levers to operate thelatter.

4. In a plow of the class described the combination of a wheeled frameprovided with supporting elements, each having a series of bearings, aplow beam disposed transversely of the frame, and having spindles forengagement with any of the bearings,'link levers mounted on the frame,and disposed under the spindles of the plow beam, lifting levers alsomounted on the frame and connected to the link levers to operate thelatter, and locking bars pivotally connected to the frame and havingmeans to engage the spindles of the beam and secure the beam at anydesired adjustment in the bearings.

5. In a plow of the class described, the combination of a wheeled frameprovided :with supporting elements, each having a series of bearings, aplow beam disposed transversely of the frame and having spinv dles forengagement with any of the bear- .'ings, link levers mounted on theframe and l'disposed under the spindles of the plow beam, lifting leversalso mounted on the frame and connected to the link levers to Intestimony whereof I hereunto aix my operate the latter, and locking barspivotsignature in the presence cl two witnesses.

`ally connected `to the frame and having means to engage the spindles ofthe beam JACOB WALKER WEBB' 5 and secure the beam at any desired adjust-Witnesses:

ment in the bearings, the said beam beingV WHITFIELD KING,

provided with a lftmg bar. J. H. BnoM.

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Washington, D. G.

